Improvement in ironing-tables



w.1. HUGHES & 1 A. LOGKARD.

Ironing-Table. No, 167.535. Patch-ted Sept. 7,1875.

INVENTORS I By V MPETERS. PHOTO-UTNOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON D C UNITEDSTATES PATENT I FEIoE.

WILLIAM J. HUGHES AND JOHN A. LOGKARD, OF CLYDE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN lRONlNG-TABLES.

v Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 167,535, datedSeptember 7, 1875; application filed July 14, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WILLIAM J. HUGHES andJOHN A. LOCKARD, both of Clyde, in the county of Sandusky and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Boards; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

Our invention relates to ironing-boards; and consists of a double, orlarge and small, ironing-board, hinged together and supported upon feet,and held by a screw-clamp upon the edge of a table.

Our invention relates particularly to the construction of thesupporting-legs and securing-clamp, and to a spring-catch employed tohold the article being ironed, in connection with a small fall-leafboard hinged to the larger board, all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purposes hereinafter more fully set forthand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side ele vation of our inventioncomplete, and secured to the top of a table. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a planv view, showing the small ironing-board asfolded down in the position when the larger board is in use.

A is a large ironing-board. To the under side is secured a pair ofbracket-feet, B, and a bracket-clamp, 0, provided witha thumbscrew, 0. Ais a somewhat smaller board, similar to A, and secured thereto by hingesa, placed on each side of an opening, A in the rear of the board A. D isa springcatch, operating in connection with a slight projecting flangedplate, d, secured in the end of the small board A E is an iron rest orstand, secured to the under side of board A and adapted to be foldedaround thereunder. Secured to the bottom or feet of the bracket-legs B,and to the inner top part of the mouth of the bracket-clamp c, arerubber or elastic pads or cushions b and 0. Thus, any wear or injury tothe table or article of furniture to which the ironing-board is attachedis avoided.

The operation of the device is as follows: The device is secured to atable or other convenient place, as shown in Fig. 1, the rubher orcushioned feet of the legs coming against the face of the article andpreventing injury thereto and jar or rattling of the parts. If largearticles are to be ironed the small'board is folded back or droppeddown, as shown in Fig. 3. The article is then secured and held in placeon the board by placing a portion of it under the spring-catch D, thusenabling the person to have the use of one hand to arrange the articlewhile ironing, or for other purposes. When desired to iron smallarticles, or such things as shirt-bosoms, the small board is brought up,as shown in Fig. 2. The shirt is then slipped over it and secured to theboard by clamping a portion of it in the spring-catch D. Thus it will beseen the securing-clamp acts to hold the article in place both on thelarge and small boards.

The iron rest or stand forms a convenient and handy support for the ironwhen not in use.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. Incombination with the large board A the small board A hinged to therear end, and adapted'to be folded down out of the way, substantially asand for the purposes described.

2. In combination with the small board A the spring-clamp D 61, securedin the end thereof, and adapted to be used either with the large orsmall board, substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. In combination with the large board A the bracket-legs B, and clamp O0, provided with rubber cushions or feet I) c, as and for the purposesdescribed.

4. The ironing-board, composed of large board A, supported uponbracket-feet, and clamp B 0, small board A hinged to the larger board,provided in its end with a spring-catch, D d, and adapted to be foldedor dropped down out of position when desired, and iron-rest E, allconstructed, arranged, and operating substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 5th day of July, 1875.

W. J. HUGHES. JOHN A. LOGKARD.

